Setting up your Connection
(Windows ME)

Please follow these instructions, to set up your computer to be internet ready.

Step 1 (To configure network settings)

1. On your desktop click on START, SETTINGS, CONTROL PANEL and double click on NETWORK.

2. You should be on the CONFIGURATION TAB. Under the ‘Following network components are installed’ choose TCP/IP and then click on PROPERTIES. A dialog box may come up stating you are about to change the properties, click OK. (If TCP/IP is not there click on ADD, PROTOCOL, ADD. Choose MICROSOFT from the Manufacturers list and then TCP/IP. Press OK. It may ask to specify a Dial Up Adapter choose MICROSOFT again and then Dial up Adapter, click OK. It may ask you to insert your Windows CD, do so. Once all is added, go back to the beginning of #2.)

3. You should be in the DNS CONFIGURATION tab, make sure the button beside DISABLE DNS is selected.

4. Click OK to close the properties screen and OK at the bottom of the Network screen. It may ask you to insert your Windows CD, do so and then it will probably want to restart the computer to accept the new settings.

Step 2 (To Configure Dial up Networking)

1. Once your computer is restarted you may have to close CONTROL PANEL to continue. On your desktop double click on MY COMPUTER, DIAL UP NETWORKING (may be on the left of the screen below see also) and MAKE NEW CONNECTION.

• Type in Cybernet for name of the computer to be dialed, your modem should be selected under SELECT A DEVICE, click NEXT
• Fill in area code 250 and phone number 847-5154 (Smithers) or 845-0039 (Houston), Country or region code is Canada (1). Click NEXT, Click FINISH.

2. You will be back in the DIAL UP NETWORKING folder. Right mouse click on the icon named Cybernet and choose PROPERTIES from the drop box.

• In the GENERAL tab, uncheck the box that says use area code and Dialing Properties.
• Click on the NETWORKING tab, deselect all check boxes except ENABLE SOFTWARE COMPRESSION and TCP/IP.
• Click on the TCP/IP SETTINGS button. Make sure, OBTAIN DNS SERVER ADDRESS AUTOMATICALLY is selected. Click OK.
• Click on the SECURITY tab, enter your username and password as you chose at the time of sign up. (Remember: the username and password are case sensitive)
• Click on the DIALING tab. Read through the information on this tab. You should be familiar with this information and be aware that you can change is information if these defaults are not acceptable for you. If you wish to change them now you can. Click OK to be back in DIAL UP NETWORKING.

3. To make a shortcut to Cybernet on your desktop: click on and hold down the left mouse key on the Cybernet icon you made, drag it out to the desktop and let go of the mouse key.

4. To dial in: double click on the Cybernet icon (from the desktop) and your USER NAME and PASSWORD should be entered. Click on CONNECT. It will go about connecting and verifying, when connected it will say CONNECTING AT..… there will be two little computer screens in the bottom right had corner of your screen.

5. Now that you are connected you can go to INTERNET EXPLORER and search or view sites. In most cases the Internet Explorer icon is on the desktop and you can double click on the icon to open it (the Big E).

Step 3 (to configure your e-mail program)

There are various email programs you can use. The most common one, usually already installed, is called Outlook Express. We also recommend Eudora or Netscape Messenger, which you can download from the manufacturers website.

To set up Outlook Express: (which may already be on the DESKTOP or accessible through Internet Explorer, Mail, Read Mail).

1. Double click the OUTLOOK EXPRESS icon. It may start an automatic set up, skip to #3, or you can start the set up process by using #2.

2. Click on TOOLS, ACCOUNTS, MAIL, ADD, MAIL. This should start a wizard that will take you through the rest of the steps, use #3 to fill in the blanks.

3. It will ask for your display name: enter whatever you would like people to see when they get mail from you, click NEXT. Enter your email address: username@bulkley.net, click NEXT. Type of Mail Server is a POP3 and your INCOMING and OUTGOING MAIL SERVERS are both mail.bulkley.net, click NEXT. It will ask you to input your password (same one you used to dial in), click NEXT.

4. You will be back in the Internet Accounts window. Highlight the bulkley.net accound, select PROPERTIES. Select SERVERS at the bottom of the screen. Make sure "My server requires authentication" is checked. Select SETTINGS to the right. Check "Use same settings as my incoming mail server".

At this point you may be finished but some programs ask you how you connect. If it asks you how you connect, make sure you choose MANUALLY, click NEXT, click FINISH. You are ready to send and receive email.